Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-19
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CITY COUNCIL.
Official Proceedings of the Monday
Evenings Meeting.
Council, Chamber, City of Yankton,
Monday, July 18th, lss7-Council con-
vened in regular session and called to
order by his honor, Mayor Teller. Roll
called. All members present except
Aldermen Grove and McVay. Minutes
of last meeting read and approved.
Petition of G. b. Hoffman, j. r. San
born and others relative to change of
curb line on Green street read and re-
ferred to the committee on grades, streets
and alleys.
Mr.. B. M. Semple presented the fol-
lowing petition:
On motion the petition ives granted
and the clerk instructed to notify the
city treasurer of the granting of same.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council OF the City of Yankton-Gentle.
men: 1 propose and offer in settlement
for the construction and erection of the
sidewalk along aud in front of lots 1, 9
and 8, In block So, Yankton, under reso
luton OF your honorable body passed
and approved September llth, 1885, Tor
the sum of SIT IA, and / respectfully
ask the same to be accepted in full for
any and ali claims for said sidewalks
against said property or myself, and
that You authorize the city treasurer to
cancel the certificate for the same on
payment of said amount.
Number OF feet in front of lots /, q
and 3--l32. q of % feet, the amount of
walk in front of block 50, to bring same
to curb line 9I-i4l15 feet, amount per
foot at contract price, 55 cents. Amount
due $77.74.
L do not consider the tsx as heving
been levied in conformity to law, or the
ordinances of the city, or that the same
could be enforced, but | do this to avoid
the expense OF litigation.
b. M. SEMPIE,
Per GAMBLE BROS.
July 18th, 1887.
Petition OF Il. L. Tyler, ]. M. Fogerty
and others In.relation to issuing saloon
licenses to keepers of houses of prostitu-
ton read and referred:to committee on
licenses.
The committee on finance and taxation
made the following report in the matter
of liability of the city IN paying interest
on registered warrants, which was on
motion adopted:
Yankton, ID. T., July is, 1Ss7-To the
Mayor and City Council-Gentlemen:
Your committee On finance and taxation
to whom was referred the matter of the
liability of the city in paying interest
IN unpaid warrants against the city,
would respectfully report that we have
! consulted the city attorney on the sub
Iiect end hereby submit his report.
Nj. T. GILMAN.
j.. O. MoyAY.
Finance Committee.
To the Committee on Finance and
Misunderstanding to your inquiry as
80 the liability of the city to pay interest
on city warrants, presented for payment
and not paid by the CITY treasurer for
want of funds, l say that no such lIabili-
~ exists.
The proyiso to subdivision /, section
IL, article 2 OF the charter Inhibits the
authorities OF the city OF Yanktnn from
issuing warrants or orders in any one
year, to an amount greater than ninety
per cent OF the amour of taxes levied for
such year added to the amount actually
received from other sources and said
city authorities shall not contract or ln-
cur any Indebtedness in addition to the
amount fox which they are authorized to
issue warrants, orders or bonds,
Section 38,of said article 2, of the char.
ter provides, that at the first meeting
IN each month, the mayor and cQpncIl
shall provide by ordinance or resolution
for the payment of ell liabilities of the
city incurred during the preceding
month, or at any time previous thereto,
except the bonded indebtedness OF said
city, which shell be paid at the maturi-
ty of said bonds.
The mayor and council might possibly
issue a warrant drawing interest 10
anticipation OF revenue to be received
into the treasury during the current
year with which to redeem the warrants
so issued during the current year
a warrant issued to az individual
without interest and not paid on pre-.
sentation for want of funds, or other
%canse, does not carry with it q liability
under the charter to interest after such
presentation and non-payment.
WILLIAM P, DEWEY,
City Attorney.
Same committee made the following
report on petition Of j. E. Bruce and A
J. Faulk in regard to personal taxes o
Mark M. Farmer for the year 1875
which on motion was adopted and th,
city treasurer was instr ucted to canoe
said taxes:
To the Council: The committee OF
finance and taxation to whom
the communication Of J. E. Bruc
aud a. ]. Fanlk, relating to delinquen
personal taxes for the year 1876, Q
. Mark NJ. Palmer, was referred, have ha,
, the same under consideration and be
leave to report thereon as follows:
Your committee has consulted tb
city attorney and are advised by him q
follows:
That prior to the year 1881, the pro
visions of the city charter did not max
personal property taxes o lien upon th
q real property Of the person owing per
: sonal property taxes-that in the yes
a 1881 the charter Was amended 80 the
taxes levied upon personal propert
. should, until the same be paid, be q lie
upon the real estate or personal prop
: ertY of the person or party from whol
such taxes were due.
g 1t is evident therefore in the opinio
OF your committee that as to ell prope,
ty sold by Mark nj Farmer and nj
owned by him at the time OF the passae
of the amended act in the year 1881, tt